MX23RW : Thursday, January 23 03:17:54| >> :120:13279:13279:

Louis van Gaal heaps praise on Manchester United backline

Louis van Gaal hails the performance of his defenders following a seventh Premier League clean sheet of the season in yesterday's win at Queens Park Rangers.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has talked up the defensive organisation of his side following yesterday's clean sheet at Loftus Road.

The Red Devils shut out the opposition for the seventh time this season in the Premier League by picking up a 2-0 victory against Queens Park Rangers to maintain their top-four hopes.

United's backline came under fire in the early months of the season following a heavy 5-3 defeat at the hands of Leicester City, although since then the defence has looked more assured.

"The defensive organisation has been good from the beginning," the Dutchman told reporters. "We have only one match against Leicester City that was five goals and, because of that, we had bad average against us.

"But I think we have a very good defensive organisation so that is not a problem."

Van Gaal's side boast the fourth best defensive record in the division, with only Manchester City, Chelsea and Southampton conceding fewer goals this campaign.

ID:199588: cacheID:199588:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2087:
Written by
Daniel Lewis
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Marouane Fellaini of Manchester United celebrates with team-mate Luis Antonio Valencia after scoring the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United at Loftus Road on January 17, 2015
Read Next:
Fellaini, Wilson win it for Manchester United
>
Read more about Louis van Gaal Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool21155150203050
2Arsenal22128243212244
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest22135433221144
4Chelsea22117444271740
5Manchester CityMan City22115644291538
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle22115638261238
7Bournemouth22107536261037
8Aston Villa2210663334-136
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2281043530534
10Fulham228953430433
11Brentford2284104039128
12Crystal Palace226972528-327
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd2275102732-526
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2275102743-1626
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs22731245351024
16Everton214891828-1020
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2244143251-1916
18Ipswich TownIpswich2237122043-2316
19Leicester CityLeicester2235142348-2514
20Southampton2213181550-356


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!